His face and yours
Where can we find meaning in existence? By believing in eternal life won at the price of a well-ordered hope? By exploring the whole map of different spiritual traditions? Alexis Jenni suggests instead that we realize that everything is already there, beneath our feet, in the fluid walk of a body in motion carried by its desire, guided by its taste.
In this vibrant essay, nourished by a late-life rediscovery of Christian faith, Alexis Jenni blends profound reflection with accounts of experiences where meaning emerges from a detail. He seeks the beyond on the firm ground of our senses. For such is the meaning of the verb "to believe," such is its effect, when it is combined with our five senses. To believe is not to know, it is to feel (to see, to hear, to smell, to taste, and to touch). It is also to experience each moment more intensely, it is also to love. The beloved face will thus be the place where he grasps this vivid presence, when the path that leads to oneself is the one that connects to another.
